SEN in Ten

Darren speaks to Liz Day, founder of Collectively Diverse, about the growing need for greater understanding, the challenges around diagnosis waiting lists, and how initiatives like Liz’s new “Champions for Difference” programme are helping communities embrace difference as a strength.

Darren speaks to Taimur Khan, founder of SENDSORTA, as he discusses helping parents of children with special educational needs navigate complex systems and access support through simple, step-by-step guidance.

Darren speaks to Ginny Bootman and Dr Sarah Moseley as they share their journeys into special education, shaped by both professional experience and personal struggles with learning. They highlight the importance of lived experience, removing barriers for both pupils and teachers, and empowering SENCOs to focus on classroom impact rather than paperwork.

Darren speaks to Rachael Eyre, who shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with dyspraxia at age 10 and how it has shaped both her education and career. Rachael reflects on the challenges of school life, the coping strategies and organisation techniques that have helped her thrive, and why greater awareness of dyspraxia is still needed, particularly beyond primary education.

Darren Clark is joined by researcher and dyslexia advocate Helen Ross, founder of Helen’s Place. Helen shares her own late dyslexia diagnosis and how feeling “wobbly” at school shaped her mission to challenge traditional measures of academic success. From teaching to completing a PhD she reflects on why our education system must value diverse strengths.